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HARRIS v. QUINN

No. 11-681.

134 S.Ct. 2618 (2014)

189 L.Ed.2d 620

Pamela HARRIS et al., Petitioners v. Pat QUINN, Governor of Illinois, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Messenger , Springfield, VA, for Petitioners.

Paul M. Smith , for Respondents.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondents.

Catherine E. Stetson , Neal Kumar Katyal , Dominic F. Perella , Mary Helen Wimberly , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, William L. Messenger , Counsel of Record, c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., Springfield, VA, for Petitioners.

Judith A. Scott , Walter Kamiat , Nicole G. Berner , Washington, DC, Robert E. Bloch , Dowd, Bloch & Bennett, Chicago, IL, Stephen P. Berzon , Scott A. Kronland , Counsel of Record, Stacey M. Leyton, P.   Casey Pitts , Matthew J. Murray , Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana.

Joel D'alba , Margaret Angelucci , Chicago, IL, John M. West , Counsel of Record, Washington, DC, for Respondents SEIU Local 73 and AFSCME Council 31.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General of Illinois, Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, Jane Elinor Notz , Counsel of Record, Deputy Solicitor General, Brett E. Legner , Nadine Jean Wichern , Eldad Malamuth , Clifford W. Berlow , Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent Pat Quinn.

ALITO, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C.J., and SCALIA, KENNEDY, and THOMAS, JJ., joined. KAGAN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, BREYER, and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether the First Amendment permits a State to compel personal care providers to subsidize speech on matters of public concern by a union that they do not wish to join or support. We hold that it does not, and we therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

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